You can’t beat a bright, beautiful smile! As a Dental Assistant that works chair-side with dentists during patient exams and procedures, you’ll be instrumental in helping people regain their brilliant smiles! And as Dental Assisting is a profession forecast to grow 31% in the coming few years*, you may be wearing a beaming smile of your own!

If you’re thinking about going to dental school in Pomona, you need to know that according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of dental assistants is expected to grow 25% from 2012 to 2022.* Smiling yet? Here are a few important things you need to know about the Dental Assisting program at our Carrington College California Pomona campus:

It culminates in a Certificate of Achievement or an Associate of Science degree in Dental Assisting

Learn your skills through a mix of classroom lectures, hands-on lab experience, and practical training during an externship

Learn versatility on the Dental Assisting program in Pomona, CA

In addition to their chair-side duties, Dental Assistants are multitalented team members who also provide patients with oral health advice, post-operative care, and perform a range of administration duties in the front office. The Dental Assisting certificate and/or associate degree program at our Pomona, CA, campus provides students with the chance to learn a range of versatile skills that employers look for when recruiting entry-level Dental Assistants.

Successful graduates of the Dental Assisting program in Pomona should have the skills and the confidence to:

Help the Dentist by confidently performing all required chair-side duties

Carry out Radiographs (x-rays) after licensure and Coronal Polishes after certification**

Pomona Dental Assisting classes with bite!

Graduates of the Dental Assisting program at our Pomona campus have a taste of what working in a real-world dental care facility is all about. The hands-on experience they gain on the program, including a priceless externship in or around Pomona, prepares them for situations they’ll regularly face in their career.

** Carrington College prepares students to take appropriate certification and licensure exams related to their individual majors. The College does not guarantee students will successfully pass these exams or be certified or licensed as a result of completing the program.